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This research paper examines the 'environmentalization' of social struggles among the communities of Pau Preto, Pau de Légua, and Quilombo da Lapinha in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil, who organized as 'Vazanteiros em Movimento'. Using Political Ecology and Critical Sociology, the study analyzes how sustainable development ideologies facilitated agribusiness expansion via compensatory parks for irrigated fruit farming projects, while simultaneously sparking a territorial reclamation movement within the environmental sphere.

This research paper analyzes the temporal dynamics of shallow lakes in the Colorado River Basin from 2002 to 2012, specifically examining how climate variability and extreme rainfall events affect lake area and distribution.

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This research paper examines the use of interbasin water and wastewater transfers in Nogales, Sonora, to manage water scarcity driven by population growth, climate warming, and institutional asymmetries. It specifically analyzes the export of wastewater to the US and the Alisos basin, concluding that these strategies exacerbate water scarcity in Nogales and cause negative health, environmental, and livelihood impacts in the source basin.

This research paper examines the relationship between electricity supply, pricing, and groundwater pumping for irrigation, focusing on the case of Mexico as a critical intersection of climate, water, and energy challenges.

This research paper examines biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) across a 60,000-year chronosequence on volcanic soils at Llaima volcano in south-central Chile to understand how nitrogen gain couples with ecosystem succession.

This research paper evaluates the impact of climate change on water demand and coverage within the urban and agricultural sectors of the Maipo Basin in Chile, utilizing a statistical downscaling mechanism and hydrological modeling to compare sectoral sensitivities and the role of groundwater pumping.

This research paper examines soil respiration (Rs) across four levels of disturbance in the sclerophyllous ecosystems of the National Reserve Roblería del Cobre de Loncha in Central Chile, finding that higher disturbance levels significantly reduce carbon output and increase vulnerability to predicted climate change.

The document outlines the transition of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) toward an anthropo-hydrogeological approach in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. It highlights the region's role as a net exporter of green virtual water and importer of blue virtual water (1996–2005) and emphasizes that achieving water security requires overcoming the legacy of resource-intensive economic growth through enhanced political will, civil-society engagement, and multi-level governance coordination.

Research using satellite and in-situ data reveals that the western San Matías Gulf in northern Patagonia, Argentina, experiences approximately six upwelling-favorable wind events per year during the austral summer. These events, driven by along-shore wind stress, can create cold water bands up to 10 km wide and 100 km long, with temperatures 1.5 °C lower than offshore waters.

Natural Justice issued a statement expressing concern over incidents at the Industries Chimiques du Sénégal (ICS) facilities on January 14 and 15, 2025, calling for state intervention and proactive safety measures to protect local communities and the environment.

This report by RMI uses polyester as a case study to analyze how product definitions and demand from retail sectors can accelerate the market for low-emissions chemicals. It identifies specific technological pathways to reduce the lifecycle emissions of polyester t-shirts and argues that setting emissions reduction thresholds at upstream stages (such as the PET resin step) is more effective at driving chemical industry decarbonization than setting them at the finished fabric stage.

The research paper discusses the establishment of the AfCFTA Implementation Review Mechanism (AFIRM) in July 2024 to address delays in the implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement. It argues that the AFIRM's current focus on direct compliance assessments may cause state resistance and suggests adopting the WTO's TPRM approach—focusing on transparency and general trade policy—to ensure member buy-in and avoid the blocking of reports by the Council of Ministers.

This research paper examines the hydrological impacts of replacing livestock systems (perennial alfalfa pastures) with grain production systems (annual crops) in the subhumid hyperplains of the Pampas in Argentina, finding that grain production increases water-table levels and flooding risks.

This document describes a shift in the process of rural territorial planning (OTR), moving from the costly generation of original spatial information to the strategic selection and integration of existing geoinformatic data to characterize the biophysical, social, and productive environments of territories in Argentina.

This research paper analyzes the trade-offs between agricultural production risk and ecohydrologic risk (specifically dryland salinity caused by deep drainage) in the semiarid Chaco Plains, proposing flexible cropping sequences based on soil water content to balance these risks.

This research paper introduces a multiple criteria spectral mixture analysis (MCSMA) method using shortwave infrared (SWIR) data from HyMap imagery to map the successional stages of tropical dry forests (TDFs) in Costa Rica, demonstrating improved accuracy over existing methods.

This research paper evaluates and compares four precipitation datasets—CFSR, MERRA, TRMM3B42, and a 'Combined Scheme' (CoSch)—against ground observations in Bolivia, focusing on the central Andes, Altiplano, southwestern Amazonia, and Chaco across rainy and dry seasons.

This report details a July 2014 workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, titled 'Hydroenergy and Climate Change,' which aimed to frame global change research questions regarding hydropower development and water-energy futures in South America, with a specific focus on the Uruguay River Basin.

This research paper analyzes the impact of drought and wet events in the Sauce Grande lagoon watershed region of Buenos Aires, Argentina, between 1971 and 2010 using the Palmer Drought Severity Index.